Gadgets Have Taken Over For Our Brains

skotte writes "According to a Trinity College survey released Friday, the boom in mobiles and portable devices that store reams of personal information has created a generation incapable of memorizing simple things. In effect, the study argues, these devices have replaced our long-term memory capabilities. 'As many as a third of those surveyed under the age of 30 were unable to recall their home telephone number without resorting to their mobile phones or to notes. When it came to remembering important dates such as the birthdays of close family relatives, 87 per cent of those over the age of 50 could remember the details, compared with 40 per cent of those under the age of 30.'"

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I was going to comment on that article...

[tinrobot]

...but I forgot what it said.

Here, let me pull it up on my iPhone.

err obvious point

[timmarhy]

study shows people who have had longer to remeber things, remeber more things!

Re:So?

[ameoba]

...and you're using yours to remember episodes of Married With Children?

Re:Silly article

[Joebert]

"Men came off worse than women. Only 55 per cent of men could remember their wedding anniversary, compared to 90 per cent of women."

It's alot easier to remember a date when you're the one getting gifts every year.